[EdReform]

'We never wanted to fight you - only the diehards did'

"We hate Saddam, but we are scared," said one. They begged not to be photographed: "We will be seen giving in."

One man pulled up his shirt sleeve and held up his right hand. Two fingers had been hacked off and his upper arm was criss-crossed with scars.

"This is the price of defiance - of trying to run away," he said, his eyes beseeching. He held up a torn gas mask that had no air canister. "We have one. We draw straws for it. We know if the British and American soldiers leave as they did before, and Saddam survives, he will gas the town." To make sure we understood, he drew his finger swiftly across his throat..."

[LibertyThug]

Bump for later reading

[glory]

From everything I have read, it seems your average Iraqi would be in favor of a limited occupation as well until they can get a stable democratic government up and running, that is if they don't have the dead body of Saddam Hussein, his sons, and head Ba'ath leaders to verify they won't be coming back.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

We know if the British and American soldiers leave as they did before, and Saddam survives, he will gas the town." To make sure we understood, he drew his finger swiftly across his throat..." - and the liberals have their get out clause - this is all Bushs (snr) fault!